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... WD Quick View Icon 53 6 Using the My Book Live Dashboard 54 Launching the My Book Live Dashboard 54 Starting the My Book Live Dashboard 55 Understanding Dashboard Components 56 Obtaining Customer Support 57 What Can I Do Now 59 7 Configuring Basic Settings 60 System Settings 60 Network Settings 66 Utilities Settings 68 Remote Access Settings 72... a New Share 81 Creating a New User 82 Making a Share Public 83 Deleting a Share 83 Opening a Share 84 10 Managing Safepoints 86 Backing Up a My Book Live Drive With Safepoints 86 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS - iv
... WD Quick View Icon 53 6 Using the My Book Live Dashboard 54 Launching the My Book Live Dashboard 54 Starting the My Book Live Dashboard 55 Understanding Dashboard Components 56 Obtaining Customer Support 57 What Can I Do Now 59 7 Configuring Basic Settings 60 System Settings 60 Network Settings 66 Utilities Settings 68 Remote Access Settings 72... a New Share 81 Creating a New User 82 Making a Share Public 83 Deleting a Share 83 Opening a Share 84 10 Managing Safepoints 86 Backing Up a My Book Live Drive With Safepoints 86 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS - iv
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...in the home to share. Or, use all your PCs and Macs wirelessly to one place for everyone in your home. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 2 Product Overview About the Drive Features About WD's Online Learning Center Package Contents System Requirements Pre-Installation Instructions Handling ...Precautions Specifications Product View About the Drive Connect this powerful drive to your wireless router for shared storage on your home network that you save something, it's instantly backed up. It's like having up to 3 TB terabytes of Apple® Time™...
...in the home to share. Or, use all your PCs and Macs wirelessly to one place for everyone in your home. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 2 Product Overview About the Drive Features About WD's Online Learning Center Package Contents System Requirements Pre-Installation Instructions Handling ...Precautions Specifications Product View About the Drive Connect this powerful drive to your wireless router for shared storage on your home network that you save something, it's instantly backed up. It's like having up to 3 TB terabytes of Apple® Time™...
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... running. PRODUCT OVERVIEW - 4 Easy to set up, easy to find your My Book Live drive in seconds. Add an extra layer of protection for all your media and ultimate peace of -mind knowing that all your digital content is secure at home and under your control. Now you with the peace... safe place on your smartphone or tablet. Mac, Windows® 8, Windows® 7, and Windows Vista® computers will automatically find on your home network. A personal cloud provides you 've got double-safe protection for your files-You can also access all your content in the world at home and...
... running. PRODUCT OVERVIEW - 4 Easy to set up, easy to find your My Book Live drive in seconds. Add an extra layer of protection for all your media and ultimate peace of -mind knowing that all your digital content is secure at home and under your control. Now you with the peace... safe place on your smartphone or tablet. Mac, Windows® 8, Windows® 7, and Windows Vista® computers will automatically find on your home network. A personal cloud provides you 've got double-safe protection for your files-You can also access all your content in the world at home and...
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... how to explore each of their My Book Live. Package Contents My Book Live personal cloud storage network drive Ethernet cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide Downloadable installation software My Book Live Home network drive AC adapter Ethernet cable Quick Install Guide...product whenever new features become available. Access an always-available resource online, without a manual or CD. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL About WD's Online Learning Center WD's Online Learning Center provides the latest information, instructions and software to help...
... how to explore each of their My Book Live. Package Contents My Book Live personal cloud storage network drive Ethernet cable AC adapter Quick Install Guide Downloadable installation software My Book Live Home network drive AC adapter Ethernet cable Quick Install Guide...product whenever new features become available. Access an always-available resource online, without a manual or CD. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL About WD's Online Learning Center WD's Online Learning Center provides the latest information, instructions and software to help...
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... ** Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) is required for the system to the Apple menu and select Software Update. PRODUCT OVERVIEW - 7 System Requirements MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Operating System Windows • Windows 8 • Windows 7 • Windows Vista • Windows XP (32 bit) SP3 or later...on supported Windows and Mac computers • Google® Chrome™ 14 and later on supported Windows and Mac platforms. Local Network Router/switch or direct connect (Gigabit recommended to maximize performance.) Internet Broadband Internet connection is only supported when running on an Intel...
... ** Leopard (Mac OS 10.5) is required for the system to the Apple menu and select Software Update. PRODUCT OVERVIEW - 7 System Requirements MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Operating System Windows • Windows 8 • Windows 7 • Windows Vista • Windows XP (32 bit) SP3 or later...on supported Windows and Mac computers • Google® Chrome™ 14 and later on supported Windows and Mac platforms. Local Network Router/switch or direct connect (Gigabit recommended to maximize performance.) Internet Broadband Internet connection is only supported when running on an Intel...
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW - 9 See "Resetting the My Book Live" on page 125 for more information. Visit http://www.kensington.com for more information. Connects the device to a local network. Kensington security slot For drive security, the device is equipped with a security slot that supports a ...standard Kensington security cable. Restores settings such as the admin user name and password for the device. Product View MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Multi-...
PRODUCT OVERVIEW - 9 See "Resetting the My Book Live" on page 125 for more information. Visit http://www.kensington.com for more information. Connects the device to a local network. Kensington security slot For drive security, the device is equipped with a security slot that supports a ...standard Kensington security cable. Restores settings such as the admin user name and password for the device. Product View MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Multi-...
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...necessary to the Learning Center screen, select My Book Live. 4. Select Go to download and run the quick setup software, available at the top of the drive let you through the steps necessary to easily connect your home or small office network. If you have to download setup software for... a different operating system, select your OS from WD's Online Learning Center at http://www.wd.com/setup. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 13 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started Getting...
...necessary to the Learning Center screen, select My Book Live. 4. Select Go to download and run the quick setup software, available at the top of the drive let you through the steps necessary to easily connect your home or small office network. If you have to download setup software for... a different operating system, select your OS from WD's Online Learning Center at http://www.wd.com/setup. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 13 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started Getting...
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Physically Connecting the Drive 4 2 1 3 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Important: To avoid overheating, make sure the drive is upright as shown in the illustration above and nothing is ready when the LED ... socket on the back of the drive. 4. Plug the power adapter into a router or network switch port. 3. Important: Wait for the My Book Live drive to a home or small office network. 1. Follow the steps below to connect the My Book Live to finish powering up automatically. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly into...
Physically Connecting the Drive 4 2 1 3 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Important: To avoid overheating, make sure the drive is upright as shown in the illustration above and nothing is ready when the LED ... socket on the back of the drive. 4. Plug the power adapter into a router or network switch port. 3. Important: Wait for the My Book Live drive to a home or small office network. 1. Follow the steps below to connect the My Book Live to finish powering up automatically. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable directly into...
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... commands to the unit. The following faults trigger this state: • Disk thermal warning threshold exceeded (under or over temp) • Network cable not inserted The OS is currently being updated. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 Firmware is now ready. State Link down... The following table describes the front panel tricolor (red/green/blue) LED behavior. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Checking the Front Panel LED The following table describes the network state and activity LEDs. Displays when you first apply power to /from the Hard Drive Disk (HDD). The following...
... commands to the unit. The following faults trigger this state: • Disk thermal warning threshold exceeded (under or over temp) • Network cable not inserted The OS is currently being updated. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 12 Firmware is now ready. State Link down... The following table describes the front panel tricolor (red/green/blue) LED behavior. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Checking the Front Panel LED The following table describes the network state and activity LEDs. Displays when you first apply power to /from the Hard Drive Disk (HDD). The following...
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... Started. 2. Blinks State Description Cable is not in , and both ends of the unit prior to Your Network 1. Connecting the Drive to connecting your screen or outlined in progress. Following the step on page 11, connect your My Book Live device to your home or small office network. Active communication is plugged in progress.
... Started. 2. Blinks State Description Cable is not in , and both ends of the unit prior to Your Network 1. Connecting the Drive to connecting your screen or outlined in progress. Following the step on page 11, connect your My Book Live device to your home or small office network. Active communication is plugged in progress.
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...on the screen to and from it. Configure the drive using the My Book Live dashboard. (See "Using the My Book Live Dashboard" on page 11). 2. Using Windows 8 Opening the Public Network As an alternative to using the online software setup, open the drive as an external...using Windows Explorer. Physically connect the drive to close the setup wizard. Click Network > MYBOOKLIVEDUO, and locate the drive's Public folder. 4. You've successfully setup your device or click Finish to your My Book Live as follows: 1. Getting Started Without the Online Setup Software (Windows & Mac...
...on the screen to and from it. Configure the drive using the My Book Live dashboard. (See "Using the My Book Live Dashboard" on page 11). 2. Using Windows 8 Opening the Public Network As an alternative to using the online software setup, open the drive as an external...using Windows Explorer. Physically connect the drive to close the setup wizard. Click Network > MYBOOKLIVEDUO, and locate the drive's Public folder. 4. You've successfully setup your device or click Finish to your My Book Live as follows: 1. Getting Started Without the Online Setup Software (Windows & Mac...
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...; Click Finish. Continue with "Using the My Book Live Dashboard" on page 43). MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Using Windows 7/Vista Opening the Public Folder As an alternative to using Windows Explorer: 4. Physically connect the drive to your network (see "Managing Your Drive With WD Quick View... the Reconnect at http://www.wd.com/setup. 3. Click > Computer > Network > MYBOOKLIVE and locate the drive's Public folder. 3. Launching the My Book Live Dashboard to Set Up Your Drive To access the My Book Live dashboard to display the Shared Music, Shared Pictures, Shared Videos, and Software subfolders...
...; Click Finish. Continue with "Using the My Book Live Dashboard" on page 43). MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL Using Windows 7/Vista Opening the Public Folder As an alternative to using Windows Explorer: 4. Physically connect the drive to your network (see "Managing Your Drive With WD Quick View... the Reconnect at http://www.wd.com/setup. 3. Click > Computer > Network > MYBOOKLIVE and locate the drive's Public folder. 3. Launching the My Book Live Dashboard to Set Up Your Drive To access the My Book Live dashboard to display the Shared Music, Shared Pictures, Shared Videos, and Software subfolders...
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...back up your computer files automatically, customize the drive settings, access your network that has been set up according to factory defaults page 69 page 125 Update My Book Live firmware page 62 Back up and using the My Book Live drive. See . . . This user manual contains information and instructions ... drive letter, enabling you to drag and drop files into your drive and move files from it on another compatible network drive or network share page 85 Access photos and files on the My Book Live drive from the My Book Live page 112 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 21 MY...
...back up your computer files automatically, customize the drive settings, access your network that has been set up according to factory defaults page 69 page 125 Update My Book Live firmware page 62 Back up and using the My Book Live drive. See . . . This user manual contains information and instructions ... drive letter, enabling you to drag and drop files into your drive and move files from it on another compatible network drive or network share page 85 Access photos and files on the My Book Live drive from the My Book Live page 112 CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED - 21 MY...
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...automatically scans your computer for new or changed files and resumes backup protection. See your backup as both your My Book Live and computer are uncertain about what to quickly guide you have lost files effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to its original ...that gives you the power to your network. Whenever you disconnect from your network, backup temporarily stops. If you are connected to : Protect your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 4 Backing Up and ...
...automatically scans your computer for new or changed files and resumes backup protection. See your backup as both your My Book Live and computer are uncertain about what to quickly guide you have lost files effortlessly-Bring back your valuable data to its original ...that gives you the power to your network. Whenever you disconnect from your network, backup temporarily stops. If you are connected to : Protect your data automatically-Automatic, continuous backup instantly makes a copy whenever you add or change a file. MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 4 Backing Up and ...
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... your network. Backup-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of the following options for the WD SmartWare Software once you launch WD SmartWare: The WD SmartWare Home screen provides five tabs: Home-Provides a content gauge showing the capacity of each My Book Live drive ...and photos. Retrieve-Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten. BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 24 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 8. WD SmartWare Home Screen The Home screen is the first screen you see after you have installed it: WD SmartWare ...
... your network. Backup-Manages existing backups or creates new backups of the following options for the WD SmartWare Software once you launch WD SmartWare: The WD SmartWare Home screen provides five tabs: Home-Provides a content gauge showing the capacity of each My Book Live drive ...and photos. Retrieve-Brings back valuable data that has been lost or overwritten. BACKING UP AND RETRIEVING YOUR COMPUTER FILES - 24 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL 8. WD SmartWare Home Screen The Home screen is the first screen you see after you have installed it: WD SmartWare ...
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... Files To back up first from the internal drive selector box under your computer icon: b. Select the My Book Live device folder to which you want to back up some or all of your network, select the one that you 'd like to : c. If your PC has more than one internal hard drive or... by backing up any way This protection is created on your part-just make sure to leave your My Book Live connected to your network. Note: Should you disconnect and reconnect the drive to the network, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for you want to back up files to back up your...
... Files To back up first from the internal drive selector box under your computer icon: b. Select the My Book Live device folder to which you want to back up some or all of your network, select the one that you 'd like to : c. If your PC has more than one internal hard drive or... by backing up any way This protection is created on your part-just make sure to leave your My Book Live connected to your network. Note: Should you disconnect and reconnect the drive to the network, the WD SmartWare software rescans your computer for you want to back up files to back up your...
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...path to a different retrieve folder, Change the option that checks for your My Book Live Creating Software Settings Click the Set Up Software button to your My Book Live drive to open the My Book Live Desktop, then click Software Settings. Change the number of backup versions that you ... can: Create and edit the software settings for My Book Live Set up drive settings for software updates whenever you want to . . . "Setting the Preferences (Auto Update) Option" on page 36. IF you reconnect your network, THEN click . . . "Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder" on...
...path to a different retrieve folder, Change the option that checks for your My Book Live Creating Software Settings Click the Set Up Software button to your My Book Live drive to open the My Book Live Desktop, then click Software Settings. Change the number of backup versions that you ... can: Create and edit the software settings for My Book Live Set up drive settings for software updates whenever you want to . . . "Setting the Preferences (Auto Update) Option" on page 36. IF you reconnect your network, THEN click . . . "Specifying a Different Retrieve Folder" on...
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...your My Book Live drive to your My Book Live drive. Select or clear the Automatically check for details on how to manage your files with File History. 6. File History File History automatically backs up media files, documents, email, and other personal files to your network, the Preferences... option. Windows 8 File History 1. From the Start Menu, click Desktop 2. In the Ribbon (top of your My Book Live drive settings. (See "Using the My Book Live Dashboard" on Windows 8 File History, consult Microsoft's documentation. If you lose files or your system crashes, you are ...
...your My Book Live drive to your My Book Live drive. Select or clear the Automatically check for details on how to manage your files with File History. 6. File History File History automatically backs up media files, documents, email, and other personal files to your network, the Preferences... option. Windows 8 File History 1. From the Start Menu, click Desktop 2. In the Ribbon (top of your My Book Live drive settings. (See "Using the My Book Live Dashboard" on Windows 8 File History, consult Microsoft's documentation. If you lose files or your system crashes, you are ...
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... Backup and Restore. 3. Click Control Panel > System Maintenance > Backup your backup, click On a network. 4. Select a share where you want to your My Book Live drive. Select your user name on the My Book Live. If you lose files or your backup, click Save on Windows Backup, consult Microsoft's documentation. When prompted to select where you...
... Backup and Restore. 3. Click Control Panel > System Maintenance > Backup your backup, click On a network. 4. Select a share where you want to your My Book Live drive. Select your user name on the My Book Live. If you lose files or your backup, click Save on Windows Backup, consult Microsoft's documentation. When prompted to select where you...
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The Map Network Drive screen displays: MANAGING YOUR DRIVE WITH WD QUICK VIEW - 48 The Welcome screen displays. (See "Using the My Book Live Dashboard" on the WD Quick View submenu. If you want to launch the application. Select Map [My Book Live name] on page 54.) Mapping the Drive (Windows Only) 1. Mac...name and password for the dashboard the same as those for a user name and password, enter those associated with your user account on the My Book Live dashboard (see "Creating a User" on the WD Quick View submenu to view: Windows: For a private share, if prompted for a user name...
The Map Network Drive screen displays: MANAGING YOUR DRIVE WITH WD QUICK VIEW - 48 The Welcome screen displays. (See "Using the My Book Live Dashboard" on the WD Quick View submenu. If you want to launch the application. Select Map [My Book Live name] on page 54.) Mapping the Drive (Windows Only) 1. Mac...name and password for the dashboard the same as those for a user name and password, enter those associated with your user account on the My Book Live dashboard (see "Creating a User" on the WD Quick View submenu to view: Windows: For a private share, if prompted for a user name...